Word: krupa
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...over 70 years old, drummer Louie Bellson hasn't lost a step. He's still the well-spring of originality, enthusiasm and efficiency that--at the age of 17--beat 40,000 others in Gene Krupa's drumming contest...
Fifteen Minutes caught Bellson's New York-based quintet at New York City's legendary Blue Note on January 28. Bellson, who followed in Krupa's footsteps along with Buddy Rich and Sam Woodyard, revolutionized jazz drumming by becoming a bandleader himself. Bellson also made a habit of taking the reins when playing in small groups...
Bosnian government forces scored one of their most important military victories to date against the Bosnian Serbs with a surprise attack that pushed the Serbs from strategic positions surrounding Bihac in northwestern Bosnia. On Saturday government forces surrounded the village of Bosanska Krupa, trapping hundreds of Serb soldiers. The Bosnians captured 100 sq. mi. of territory as well as several tanks and mortars, forcing some 10,000 Bosnian Serbs to flee...